2014–15 Charlotte Hornets season

2014–15 Charlotte Hornets season
First season as "Hornets" since 2001–02
Head coach Steve Clifford
Owner(s) Michael Jordan
Arena Time Warner Cable Arena
Results
Record 33–49 (.402)
Place Division: 4th (Southeast)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did Not Qualify

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Fox Sports Carolinas, SportSouth
Radio WFNZ

The 2014–15 Charlotte Hornets season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the team's first year as the Charlotte Hornets since 2002. The Team had been known as the Charlotte Bobcats since its revival in 2004. However, when the team formally changed its name to the Hornets on May 20, 2014; they also reclaimed the history and records of the original Hornets from the 1988–89 NBA season through the 2001–02 NBA season. The New Orleans Pelicans retain the remaining history that exists under the New Orleans(/Oklahoma City) Hornets name from the 2002–03 NBA season through the 2012–13 NBA season. The team was led by head coach Steve Clifford and assistant coaches Patrick Ewing, Bob Beyer, Stephen Silas, Bob Weiss, and Mark Price.[1]

Preseason

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club Team
1 9 Noah Vonleh PF  United States Indiana
1 24 Shabazz Napier PG  United States Connecticut
2 45 Dwight Powell PF  Canada Stanford

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-Atlanta Hawks 60 22 .732 0.0 35–6 25–16 12–4 82
x-Washington Wizards 46 36 .561 14.0 29–12 17–24 10–6 82
Miami Heat 37 45 .451 23.0 20–21 17–24 6–10 82
Charlotte Hornets 33 49 .402 27.0 19–22 14–27 8–8 82
Orlando Magic 25 57 .305 35.0 13–28 12–29 4–12 82
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Atlanta Hawks * 60 22 .732 – 82
2 y-Cleveland Cavaliers * 53 29 .646 7.0 82
3 x-Chicago Bulls 50 32 .610 10.0 82
4 y-Toronto Raptors * 49 33 .598 11.0 82
5 x-Washington Wizards 46 36 .561 14.0 82
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 19.0 82
7 x-Boston Celtics 40 42 .488 20.0 82
8 x-Brooklyn Nets 38 44 .463 22.0 82
9 Indiana Pacers 38 44 .463 22.0 82
10 Miami Heat 37 45 .451 23.0 82
11 Charlotte Hornets 33 49 .402 27.0 82
12 Detroit Pistons 32 50 .390 28.0 82
13 Orlando Magic 25 57 .305 35.0 82
14 Philadelphia 76ers 18 64 .220 42.0 82
15 New York Knicks 17 65 .207 43.0 82

Game log

Preseason

The pre-season schedule was released on July 31.

2014 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 3–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–3)
2014–15 season schedule

Regular season

The schedule was announced on August 13.

2014–15 game log
Total: 33–49 (Home: 19–22; Road: 14–27)
October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
November : 3–14 (Home: 2–6; Road: 1–8)
December : 6–9 (Home: 4–5; Road: 2–4)
January : 10–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 5–2)
February : 3–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–3)
March : 8–9 (Home: 4–4; Road: 4–5)
April : 2–7 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–5)
2014–15 season schedule

Player statistics

Injuries

Roster

2014–15 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 8 Biyombo, Bismack 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992–08–28 DR Congo
G 30 Daniels, Troy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–07–15 Virginia Commonwealth
G/F 19 Hairston, P. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1992–12–24 North Carolina
G/F 9 Henderson, Gerald 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1987–12–09 Duke
F/C 25 Jefferson, Al (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 289 lb (131 kg) 1985–01–04 Prentiss HS (MS)
F 14 Kidd-Gilchrist, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1993–09–26 Kentucky
F 54 Maxiell, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1983–02–18 Cincinnati
G 22 Roberts, Brian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1985–12–03 Dayton
G 1 Stephenson, Lance 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990–09–05 Cincinnati
G/F 44 Taylor, Jeffery 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989–05–23 Vanderbilt
F 11 Vonleh, Noah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1995–08–24 Indiana
G 15 Walker, Kemba (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1990–05–08 Connecticut
F 2 Williams, Marvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1986–06–19 North Carolina
G 7 Williams, Mo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1982–12–19 Alabama
F/C 40 Zeller, Cody 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992–10–05 Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2015–02–10

Transactions

Trades

June 26

(Draft-day trade)

 To Charlotte Hornets
 To Miami Heat
  • Draft rights to 24th pick Shabazz Napier
June 26

(Draft-day trade)

 To Charlotte Hornets
  • Cash considerations
 To Oklahoma City Thunder
July 12 To Charlotte Hornets
 To Phoenix Suns
To Sacramento Kings
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
July 13 To Charlotte Hornets
  • Cash considerations
 To Los Angeles Lakers
  • Jeremy Lin
  • 2015 first-round pick
  • 2015 second-round pick
To New Orleans Pelicans
 To Houston Rockets
February 10 To Charlotte Hornets
To Minnesota Timberwolves

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed Contract Ref.
Jannero Pargo July 25, 2014 One-year

Additions

Player Signed Former team Ref.
Marvin Williams July 21, 2014 Utah Jazz
Lance Stephenson July 18, 2014 Indiana Pacers
Brian Roberts July 23, 2014 New Orleans Pelicans
Jason Maxiell September 28, 2014 Orlando Magic

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date New team Ref.
Josh McRoberts Free Agent June 18, 2014 Miami Heat
Chris Douglas-Roberts Free Agent September 3, 2014 Los Angeles Clippers
Anthony Tolliver Free Agent July 21, 2014 Phoenix Suns
Brendan Haywood Trade July 12, 2014 Cleveland Cavaliers
Luke Ridnour Free Agent July 25, 2014 Orlando Magic
D. J. White Free Agent October 4, 2014 Spain Laboral Kuxta Vitoria

Awards

Player Award Date awarded Ref.

References

  1. ↑ 2014-15 Coaching Staff

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